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12/09/2010 12:06 AM
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On Lockerbie, Britain feared Libya backlash - Philadelphia Daily News
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LONDON - The British government feared a furious Libyan reaction if the convicted Lockerbie bomber wasn't set free, and expressed relief when it learned that he would be released on compassionate grounds, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables show. Cables from the ...
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12/08/2010 01:22 PM
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TSX Slides For Second Day As Investors Await China Move -- Canadian Commentary - RTT News
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(RTTNews) - Toronto's main index extended its retreat from a two-year high Wednesday, as gold prices slumped and investors cashed in profits amid speculation that China might opt for an immediate rate cut to check its soaring inflation. Investors are ...
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12/09/2010 12:06 AM
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Celeb Pix: Are the Shannon sisters the new Kardashians? - San Jose Mercury News
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Kristina Shannon and Karissa Shannon are not new to the media spotlight. Their list of accomplishments included dating Hugh Heffner at the same time and making out with each other for photographers in August of this year at a Playboy Mansion party. But now ...
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12/08/2010 06:58 PM
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CSC resists Simon Property - Wall Street Journal
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U.K. shopping-center owner Capital Shopping Centres Group PLC on Wednesday refused to open its books for would-be U.S. suitor Simon Property Group Inc. and again urged its shareholders to support its pending deal to buy the massive Trafford Centre mall in ...
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12/08/2010 05:11 PM
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UK Wants Tough Rules For Green Deal Energy Efficiency Scheme - Wall Street Journal
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LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. government wants to bring in tough rules to protect consumers in legislation for the Green Deal initiative designed to improve the energy efficiency of the country's homes, it revealed in the Energy Security and Green Economy ...
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12/05/2010 09:58 AM
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Willow Smith Whips Hair for the Holidays - Entertainment Online
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At just 10 years old, Willow Smith is a gift—literally. Just last night, she sang her hit, "Whip My Hair," at the L.A. Kings Holiday Ice at L.A. Live's holiday tree lighting festivities. She started her performance by popping out of a Christmas gift box ...
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12/08/2010 09:07 PM
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Citigroup, Bank of America Sued by Madoff Trustee for Victims - BusinessWeek
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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc.’s Citibank, Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit and five other banks were sued by the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm to recover more than $1 billion for the con man’s defrauded customers. The ...
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12/07/2010 11:53 PM
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UPDATE 1-Simon Property may quit CSC stake over mall deal - Reuters
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LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Capital Shopping Centres' ( CSCG.L ) 1.6 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) plan to buy a UK mall has been criticised as value destructive by shareholder Simon Property ( SPG.N ), which said it may quit its 5 percent stake in protest ...
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12/07/2010 03:32 PM
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Half of Europeans overweight, obese - United Press International
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- More than half of Europeans are overweight or obese, a report by the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says. The report, "Health at a Glance: Europe 2010," says the rate of obesity ...
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